Kirjahaku

When Angels Are Born is a rich collection of over fifty poems, that speak to the spiritual intimacy of life and living that we find through loving one another. "When Angels Are Born is a meditation, a prayer, a beautiful love song, an invitation "to sit quietly, in silence and in strength" and be transported into a world filled with light, where "we live inside one another" and where forgiveness is found. These uplifting and transcendent poems envelop the reader with grace and gratitude and echo these lines by St. Francis of Assisi: "All the darkness in the world cannot/ extinguish the light of a single candle." H l ne Cardona, Actor, poet and Henry James Scholar, author of Dreaming My Animal Selves

THERE is always a story within a story, a tale within a tale. This is one of the myths told by the angels and archangels that watched over the Nativity the first night of Christmas.ON the same night, the Baby Jesus was born; a pure white colt was also born. The Holy Family gave him the Spanish name of Manuelo. This is Manuelo's story, and the story of Jesus too. Jesus, whom the Prophets of Israel once told us, we would call Emmanuel, is God's gift of love to save the world.

Print-On-Demand edition with B&W matte finish non-glossy images. A PILGRIMAGE OF CHURCHES is one person's answer to the landscape of the Great Plains, flowing from Canada to the Coastal Plains of Texas, and the people who live there, who work the land, and who worship together in community on the Sabbath. These communities hold a rich heritage of faith and devotion that is an American story. The author's desire is to tell it with a Quaker simplicity and prayerful sincerity that honors his own family's legacy. The poetry draws from a rich literary, artistic, and liturgical language, which reveals people of faith, and an intimate connection with the land that flourishes still, caring for and cultivating the American plains and prairies to help feed a 21st century world.

In this contemplative and lyrically rich collection, poet Ron Starbuck offers a series of poetic "Disclosures" inspired by Revelations of Divine Love, the visionary 14th-century work by Julian of Norwich. Rather than offering a translation or paraphrase, these original poems are written in reverent response-drawing the reader into an unfolding conversation across centuries. Julian of Norwich, one of the most beloved Christian mystics, received a series of divine revelations in a time marked by plague, political turmoil, and religious upheaval. Yet from this suffering emerged a vision not of wrath, but of radiant mercy. Julian saw Christ as Mother, Companion, and Healer-one who suffers with us, gathers our brokenness, and leads us gently toward union. Her most famous words, "All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well," echo throughout this volume as a refrain of radical hope and grace. Starbuck's "Disclosures" take readers into the heart of these themes-Passion and surrender, joy and sorrow, the hidden presence of Christ in daily life, and the sacredness of time itself. Weaving poetic imagination with theological depth, he opens a quiet space for spiritual reflection and mystical awareness. Whether unfolding in a single stanza or through extended meditative passages, each poem speaks with clarity, compassion, and a deep listening to Julian's spirit. This is a book for mystics, seekers, and lovers of sacred poetry. It is a Eucharistic offering-a cup of salvation poured out in verse. It invites readers not just to read, but to dwell in the still point where divine and human meet.